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J. E. TIFFIN. COMBINED MOP HOLDVERAND SCRAPER.

No. 253,131. Patented Jan. 31,1882.

EJNrTED STATES ATENT OFFIC JOHN E. TIFFIN, OF BEDDING, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM A. SMITH, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED MO P-HOLDER AND SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 253,131, dated January 31, 1882.

Application filed November 14, 1881.

To allwhom it may concern: 7

Be it known that JOHN E. TIFFIN, of Redding, county of Shasta, State of California, have invented a Mop and Scraper; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to an instrument or tool which combines in itself both mop and scraper.

It consists of an extended shank terminating in a cross-piece, at right angles to which a plate constituting the scraper is pivoted so as to fold horizontally, its natural position being a vertical one, in which position it is secured by a brace extendingfrom its center and curved toward the shank, so as to have its end lie on it and be secured thereto by a slide, as will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows my device with the scraper in position. Fig. 2 shows it open and ready to receive the mop.

Let A represent the shank, the cross piece B being at right angles to its end, and O the downwardly-projecting arms of the crosspiece B. To the ends of these arms 0 is pivoted the plate or scraper D, made to turn, and having its lower edge beveled or sharpened, as shown, for scraping purposes. The brace E extends from the middle of the plate D, being curved as shown, and is fastened to the shank A by the slide F. The shankA is titted to a handle, G, the length of which is determined by the intended use of the tool.

(No model.)

Vi/lien the tool is to be used as a. mop the slideF is slipped back, releasing the brace E, and the platel) is turned intoa horizontal position. The rag, cloth, or mop of any kind is then inserted between the plate I) and the cross-piece B, and the plate D is then turned back to its vertical position and secured by the slide I The rag or mop is thus caught and the tool is ready for use.

Havingthusdescribed my invention. what I -claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The plate D, journaled in the transverse bar B, so that it may be turned to receive the material of the mop, and having the projecting arm or brace E engaging with the slide F, wherebyit maybe locked to hold the material in place, substantially as herein described.

2. The combined mop and scraper, consisting of the plate D, having its edget'ormi-d into a scraper, as shown, and ends journaled to the bar of the frame, and provided with the arm E, adapted to be held by the slide F, so as to retain the material of the mop, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of October, 1881.

JOHN E. Tl FFIN.

Witnesses:

J AS. MCCORMICK, PETER GLAYER. 

